Ghost Commander, designed by Hanwha Ocean and bringing together many different unmanned systems in a single hull, was introduced at the ADEX 2023 Fair organized in Seoul.
Hanwha Ocean company, a South Korea-based defense systems developer, introduced a new naval platform project at the ADEX 2023 fair. According to the news made by Navy Recognition, the concept designed by the company is called Ghost Commander and combines different elements.
Ghost Commander brings together the needs of multiple systems and units on a single platform in today’s naval systems conditions. Designed as an initiative based on future combat and defense needs, Ghost Commander foresees the increasing needs for unmanned systems and future military technologies. Ghost Commander is an unmanned ship design; It allows the deployment of air, surface and underwater unmanned units and includes three concept models. These are designed as a 16,000-ton main ship, a 5,000-ton secondary ship and a 3,000-ton submarine.
The 16,000-ton mother ship was exhibited at the ADEX 2023 Fair held in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The main ship, which can reach a length of 200 meters and a speed exceeding 25 knots, is an unmanned command and control ship. The ship also has a modern, high-power laser weapon system against various threats. In addition, the ship carries a large fleet of UAVs for different mission definitions. The ship, for which a preliminary concept has been developed, has 6 fixed-wings for attack and 6 UAVs for reconnaissance missions. Additionally, 48 kamikaze UAVs and another 48 kamikaze drones for the attack; The UAV is deployed preemptively.
The mother ship, which houses different systems, has an electric catapult system that provides short-distance take-off for the rapid deployment of UAVs. Apart from the UAV systems, the ship has 4 unmanned marine vehicles for surface exploration, 6 multi-purpose modular type UAVs and a total of 8 unmanned underwater vehicles, 3 of which are ready for combat. There is also an additional map system to control different unmanned systems at the same time. This system is an advanced 3D operational area mapping system that provides real-time operational information.
Deploying unmanned systems means having fewer crew members on board and, indirectly, fewer life support systems and other human-oriented systems. This may lead to reduced crew-related expenses and lower operating and maintenance costs in the long run. In addition, this project, which puts unmanned systems at its headquarters, can be more efficient if it works continuously. Additionally, new combat strategies can be developed by deploying different unmanned systems. (Defenceturknet)
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